Botanical Alchemy: A Weekend of Anthotypes, Lumen Prints & Phytograms with Anne Eder

Join artist and educator Anne Eder for a captivating two-day summer workshop at the Griffin Museum, where art and nature converge. You’ll learn to create beautiful, one-of-a-kind photographic images using 19th-century and contemporary cameraless techniques: anthotypes, lumen prints, and phytograms.

Harness the natural light sensitivity of plants to make striking, eco-friendly photographs — no darkroom or toxic chemicals required. These poetic processes celebrate the organic beauty of impermanence, experimentation, and nature’s hidden colors.

You’ll explore:

• Anthotypes – a romantic, plant-based method where colorful emulsions made from flowers, fruits, and leaves are painted on paper and exposed in sunlight to create delicate, painterly images.
• Lumen Prints – surreal, color-shifting images made by exposing black-and-white photo paper in the sun, revealing ghostly impressions of plants and objects.
• Phytograms – wild, abstract imagery developed directly on film using a homemade developer made of vitamin C, washing soda, and plant material.

The workshop includes hands-on demonstrations, guided experimentation, and a look at historical and contemporary artists working in these techniques. Whether you’re a seasoned photographer or just curious about sustainable, nature-inspired art-making, this weekend promises to be inspiring, experimental, and fun. In case of inclement weather, the rain date will be the following weekend: July 26–27.

• Dates and Times: July 19 and July 20, 2025, 10 am – 3 pm ET;
• Location: Griffin Museum, 67 Shore Road, Winchester MA

Take advantage of our early bird pricing — available only through May 31! Use the coupon code BLUE25 at checkout. Prices will increase afterward, so don’t miss out!

About Anne Eder

Anne Eder is an interdisciplinary artist and in-demand educator. She has been internationally exhibited, awarded, and published, including multiple international awards in alternative process photography. She is currently a lecturer in the Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University, instructor in the Harvard Ceramics Program, Harvard University, faculty at Penumbra Foundation in NYC, and the Griffin Museum of Photography. She teaches workshops at venues across the country and, via online learning, all over the world. Much of her work is experimental and research based, combining historic processes, science, and contemporary conceptual thinking.

Throughout her career she has been an advocate for increased access to the arts, and the creation of public art is a dedicated part of her practice. She lives in New England with her fabulous chihuahua, The Brain. 

www.anneeder.com
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